Good Practices and Portfolio Learning in Transboundary Freshwater and Marine Legal and Institutional Frameworks

The project is dedicated towards fostering more sustainable governance and more effective decision making in global transboundary international waters management. The objective of the 3 year project is that the identification, collection, adaptation and replication of beneficial practices and lessons learned will be shared with the GEF IW portfolio. The project aims to foster dialogue between individuals and organizations engaged in the governance of international waters. It will build on South-South learning experiences to be sustained in part by a South-South Peer Review Group.

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GEF ID	3340
Project Website URL	http://governance-iwlearn.org
Region	Global
Project Contacts	Boris Graizbord , Mexico; Comision Nacional Del Agua, Dr. Andrew Hudson Principal Technical Advisor, International Waters, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Global Environment Facility Mr. Richard Paisley Project Director, The University of British Columbia - Institute of Asian Research, Mr. Glen Hearns Research Director, University of British Columbia; Institute for Resources & Environment, Bo Bricklemyer , Aquatic Resource Conservation Group (ARC), Ms. Susan Bazilli Project Manager, University of British Columbia; Institute for Resources & Environment,
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Project Documents	Outreach materials IW Governance Tools Brochure Governance and International Waters (IWC6 Presentation) Workshops Governance Tools Project Inception Report Workshop Report: Experiences from Asia and the Asia Pacific regarding Governance and Good Practices in International Waters. Workshop Report: Experiences from Latin America and the Caribbean in Good Practices of International Waters Workshop Report: Building and Managing Sustainable Transboundary Water Institutions in Africa and Beyond Workshop Report: Building and Managing Sustainable Transboundary Water Institutions: Review of Tools Project Documents Governance-Project document Technical Reports Governance Case Study Lessoned Learned in Transboundary Water Management Draft Case Study Analysis Project Inception Report International Waters: Review of Legal and Institutional Frameworks News Good Practices and Portfolio Learning in Transboundary Freshwater and Marine Legal and Institutional Frameworks - News New SAP for Lake Victoria Basin 2nd Annual International Law & Transboundary Freshwaters Workshop 2011 Graduate Student Conference Presentation Plan for China’s Water Crisis Spurs Concern IWC6 Project Report by White and Case Published on UNDP Website! Governance within the Orange-Senqu River Basin Workshop on water and adaptation to climate change in transboundary basins: challenges, progress and lessons learnt Our Sea of Islands: Our Livelihood Our Oceania Call for Pacific Commons Feature in the Universities Partnership on Transboundary Waters Newsletter IWLEARN 3 First ICT Workshop in Thailand New Resource – Share: Managing waters across boundaries (IUCN WANI toolkit) Marine Coastal Management Workshop in Costa Rica & Panama Weekly water report on international water and development IUCN Report Emphasizes Transboundary Conservation as Critical New guide on adaptive management World Water Day 2011: Water for Cities International Waters Conference 6 – Celebrate 20 Years of the GEF Innovation of the Week: Access to Water Improves Quality of Life for Women and Children Murray-Darling water a focus of international legal interest The New Crisis in Water – Groundwater Just Released: International Waters: Review of Legal and Institutional Frameworks Stockholm Workshop Report Available Everything you need to know about the UN Watercourses Convention Water for Life – UN Best Practices Award Nominations open now China – Three Gorges and a Remedy IWC6 Coming Soon! Platform for International Law The Project’s International Waters report featured on UNDP Water website China to tighten water resources management The Governance Mechanism of Lake Victoria Basin – Past, Present and Future Outlook South China Sea Draft Agreement WWF News Update Jan 2011 Towards Marine Eco-system Based Management in the Wider Caribbean ePresentation: The Global Water Crisis Season’s Greetings! Expert meeting on harmonizing national legislation and institutions with ICZM Protocol – Croatia Water map shows billions at risk of ‘water insecurity’ Unquenchable thirst threat to peace in South Asia South Sudan – What will it mean for the Nile’s Hydropolitical Crossroads IWLEARN3 Inception Meeting: Photo New report now available on our website – Coastal Resource Management Transboundary Aquifers and International Law: The Experience of the Guarani Aquifer System African Water Governance- New Report Controversy over Canada – US Water Deal More news on the Nile Basin Valuing our Coastal Environments World Fish Center: Lessons Learned CLIMATE INDUCED WATER STRESS IN CANADA

General Information:
Project Type	Medium Sized Project
Project Status	Under Implementation
Start Date	Jan 29, 2008 07:00 AM
End Date	Jul 01, 2011 07:00 AM

GEF characteristic:
Operational Programme	EA - International Waters Enabling Activities
Focal Area	International Waters
GEF Allocation to project	1.00M US$
Total Cost of the project:	2.21M US$
IP Rating:	Satisfactory
DO Rating:	Satisfactory

Partners:
Lead Implementing Agency	United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

Project Description:

The objective of this project is to strengthen international cooperation and enhance the development of regional international waters (IW) governance frameworks with a view towards increasing the social, economic and environmental benefits of GEF International Waters projects globally. Through adaptive management decision-making methodologies and collaboration with local experts and practitioners, the project will develop, promote and deliver innovative and targeted experiential learning tools for transboundary water governance. A central output of the project is the development and delivery of management tools by local experts to enhance livelihoods and ensure continous replication.

Background
Currently some 2.4 billion people throughout the world do not have access to adequate sanitation. As a result, an estimated 2.3 billion people suffer from water borne diseases. Eighty percent of illnesses are transmitted by contaminated water, yet ninety percent of the wastewater discharged to waterways in developing countries goes untreated.

In response to the emerging global crisis in water scarcity and diminution in water quality, there has been a global water agenda since at least the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment in Stockholm in 1972, which famously acknowledged the importance of protecting and improving the human environment. Combinations of governments, experts and nongovernmental organizations have joined to raise international attention and priority to the issues and to commit themselves to addressing the most acute problems. This has resulted in various ministerial declarations proclaiming water as a “security” issue while acknowledging that water scarcity contributes to poverty and water supply to its reduction.

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